The Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance was established on 17 December 2021 by a Commission decision.
The Expert Group is a platform to facilitate the dialogue between the European Commission and representatives of the Member States in the area of Public Administration and Governance. The objective is to identify common challenges for public administration and innovative approaches to address them. This platform for open dialogue allows the Commission to create synergies and tailor its support instruments on Member States’ needs and challenges.
The members of the group are representatives from the Member States’ authorities responsible for horizontal issues, policy, coordination or modernisation in the area of public administration. Each Member State is responsible for appointing its representatives according to its national organisational set up. International organisations and research institutes can attend the meetings as observers. The Commission can invite other experts on an ad-hoc basis and in function of topics discussed.
The Expert Group meets on a quarterly basis.
The Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance is published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities.
18-19 January 2024 - 6th High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Agenda of the 6th High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Minutes of the meeting
- Presentation: Day 1 - Survey results - Priorities from EG members for ComPAct actions
- Presentation: Day 1 - TSI2024 - Overview of Public Administration and Governance requests from Member States
- Presentation: Day 1 - The long and winding road towards the EU policy of support to Member States public administration reform: History and prospects
- Presentation: Day 1 - Session “Passport of core competences”
- Presentation: Day 1 - Session “Set-up a Network of Centres of Excellence and Leadership Programme ”
- Presentation: Day 1 - Pillar 1 ComPAct - Public Administration Skills Agenda - Round table 2 - Support public administrations in modernising their HR policies
- Presentation: Day 1 - Implementation of ComPAct – Thematic Studies & Knowledge
- Presentation: Day 2 - Collaborating on Green Governance
- Presentation: Day 2 - EU2024.BE Priorities and calendar of events during the Belgian Presidency of the EUPAN network
- Presentation: Day 2 - Green transition Pillar - Shaping the green transition
- Presentation: Day 2 - Implementing ComPAct – actions under Pillar II
12-13 October 2023 - 5th High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Agenda of the 5th High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Presentation: Day 1 - Better Regulation in the EU policy making cycle
- Presentation: Day 1 - Better Regulation in the EU policy making cycle(2)
- Presentation: Day 1 - Data for policy: data management and data access
- Presentation: Day 1 - Digital-ready policymaking
- Presentation: Day 1 - Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe
- Presentation: Day 1 - Building capacity for evidence -informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe(2)
- Presentation: Day 1 - Mobilising Evidence Informed Policy Making: The value of a Whole of Government Approach
- Presentation: Day 1 - Evidence-informed policy making (EIPM)
- Presentation: Day 1 - Lithuania 2050 EIPM
- Presentation: Day 1 - Portal for the Development of Legal Acts TAP portal
- Presentation: Day 1 - Government Analytical Unit
- Presentation: Day 1 - Time and Funding for an Impact Plan
- Presentation: Day 1 - Executive State Training for the executive staff
- Presentation: Day 1 - Estonian Public Sector Innovation Team
- Presentation: Day 1 - Science-based strategic policy advice
- Presentation: Day 2 - What is AI and why it matters?
- Presentation: Day 2 - AI in Public Administration and Government: Benefits, challenges and risks
- Presentation: Day 2 - Artificial Intelligence Act
- Presentation: Day 2 - AI in the Public Sector Across the EC
- Presentation: Day 2 - Governance model of AI in the EC
- Presentation: Day 2 - Hype cycle around AI
- Presentation: Day 2 - Building AI-powered government: The Estonian experience
- Presentation: Day 2 - Establishment of an Advisory Center for Artificial Intelligence (BEKI)
- Presentation: Day 2- Use of AI in Public Administration – the Netherlands
- Presentation: Day 2 - Artificial Intelligence AI In the Public Administration
26-27 June 2023 - fourth High-Level meeting of the Expert Group
- Agenda of the 4rd High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Presentation: OECD Government at a Glance 2023
- Presentation: Learning culture in the European Commission - The Communities of Practice
- Presentation: Learning Cultures in the Public Service
- Presentation: Experience feedback for PACE
- Presentation: Strategic Mobility in the Public Service
- Presentation on Public administration cooperation exchange - PACE
- Presentation: SHAPE - Competency Framework and Toolkit for Implementation
- Presentation: SHAPE - Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
8-9 February 2023 - third High-Level meeting of the Expert Group
Executive Summary
- Executive Summary & Agenda of the 3rd High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Presentation of the work of the Expert Group during 2022 and results achieved
- Presentation: Commission activities to support evidence-informed policymaking in the Member States
- Presentation: Strategic crisis management in the EU
- Presentation: Revised Principles of Public Administration
- Presentation: Priorities of the Swedish EUPAN Presidency
- Presentation: Public Administration Work Streams in 2023
Overview of requests prioritised for TSI 2023
Overview of the requests concerning PACE flagship and areas of focus for exchanges
TSI projects focused on the development of skills
A proposal for a European framework for digital transformation: Interoperability skills and competences in the public sector
European Framework for Digital Competence (DigComp): Updates, Resources and Implementation Examples
Priorities of the European Commission in the area of external mobility
16 November 2022 - third technical meeting of the Expert Group
Executive summary
- Executive summary of the points raised during the 3rd technical meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
Presentations
Commission Staff Working Document on “Supporting and connecting policymaking in the Member States with scientific research”
Better Regulation: A framework for scientific evidence in policymaking
Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe
The interministerial CSO-network in the Netherlands
Formal Network: Ministerial Science Advisors in Estonia
PlanAPP: Strategies towards a Culture of Evidence-Informed Policy
INRAE: French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food & Environment
14 October 2022 - second technical meeting of the Expert Group
Executive summary
- Executive summary of the points raised during the 2nd technical meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
Presentations
Digital decade policy programme 2030
Monitoring the digital transformation
Digital transformation at regional and local level
Key legal acts on Digital
Interoperability Europe Act
Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
Data Governance Act and Data Act
Data spaces for public administrations
AI in the public sector
Potential of Gov-tech and added value for public sector / GovTech incubator initiative
Presentation on green and digital transition incl. multi-level governance
Digitalisation in public administrations : presentation of the new agreement negociated by social dialogue comittee for central government administrations
The digitalisation of HR processes and strengthening the digital competencies of public employees
Recruiting and retaining digital talents: challenges for the French civil service
Governance of public sector digital transformation in a de-centralised system
Digital transformation of the Hungarian territorial Public Administration – or how centralisation could lead to long term adaptability
HR Digital Transformation at the European Commission
Presentation on the support to the Member States through the TSI in the area of digital transformation
30 June 2022 - second High-Level meeting of the Expert Group
Executive summary
- Executive summary of the points raised during the 2nd High-Level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
- Factors for reforms in Greece
- Results of French Presidency
- Hungary experience with the Technical Support Instrument
- Technical Support Instrument and Member State reforms in PAG
- Recovery and Resilience Plans and PAG reforms
- Technical Support Instrument process
- Technical Support Flagship Project on digital
- Technical Support Flagship Project on Public Administration Cooperation Exchange
- Technical Support Flagship Project on Public Procurement
- Presentation Multi-Country & Public Administration Cooperation Exchange
- External mobility of European Commission officials
- Future of Public Administration
- Priorities for Czech Republic
- Strategic plans of Finland
- Strategic plans of Ireland
31 March 2022 - first technical meeting of the Expert Group
Executive Summary
- Executive summary of the points raised during the 1st technical meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
Presentations
- Rules of Procedure and Working Methods
- Work programme proposal
- Survey results
31 January 2022 - first meeting of the Expert Group
Executive Summary
- Executive summary of the points raised during the 1st meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance
Speeches
- Introductory remarks by Mario NAVA, Director General, DG REFORM;
- Activities of the European Commission in the area of Public Administration and the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance by Nathalie BERGER, Director of Directorate B - Support to Member States Reforms, DG REFORM
Presentations
- "Piloter l’action publique par les résultats et la transparence”, Thierry LAMBERT, Director of Inter-ministerial Directorate for Public Sector Transformation, France
- “The administrative capacity index: a tool to assess and improve public administrations’ administrative capacity”, Paola CAPOROSSI, President of the Public Rating Agency and senior expert on Public Administration and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
- “Topics proposed by the European Commission for the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance”, Daniele DOTTO, Deputy Director - Directorate B, Support to Member States Reforms and Head of Unit B.2 - Governance and Public Administration, DG REFORM
